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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 468 (468/178)
The Ashes, 1958/59, 5th Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
13,14,16,17,18 February 1959 (6-day match)

Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
Australia wins the 5-Test series 4-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: LH Townsend and RJJ Wright
Test Debuts: JB Mortimore (Eng).

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 191/7 (Mortimore 41*, Trueman 21*)
  • Day 2: England 205, Australia 150/3 (McDonald 98*, Mackay 22*)
  • Day 3: Australia 351, England 22/2 (Richardson 6*, Cowdrey 4*)
  • Day 4: England 214, Australia 15/0 (McDonald 15*, Burke 0*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    PE Richardson                        c & b Benaud              68 219 159  4 0
    TE Bailey             c Davidson         b Lindwall             0   8   1  0 0
    *PBH May              c Benaud           b Meckiff             11  28  18  1 0
    MC Cowdrey            c Lindwall         b Davidson            22  61  45  3 0
    TW Graveney           c McDonald         b Benaud              19  81  72  2 0
    ER Dexter             c Lindwall         b Meckiff              0   4   1  0 0
    +R Swetman            c Grout            b Davidson             1  25  33  0 0
    JB Mortimore          not out                                  44 116 105  6 0
    FS Trueman                           c & b Benaud              21  80  56  1 0
    FH Tyson              c Grout            b Benaud               9  10  16  0 0
    JC Laker              c Harvey           b Davidson             2  17  15  0 0
    Extras                (b 4, w 4)                                8
    Total                 (all out, 64.5 overs)                   205
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Bailey), 2-13 (May), 3-61 (Cowdrey), 4-109 (Graveney),
         5-112 (Dexter), 6-124 (Swetman), 7-128 (Richardson),
         8-191 (Trueman), 9-203 (Tyson), 10-205 (Laker).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Davidson                    12.5    2     38      3
    Lindwall                    14      2     36      1
    Meckiff                     15      2     57      2
    Rorke                        6      1     23      0
    Benaud                      17      5     43      4
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    CC McDonald           c Cowdrey          b Laker              133 339 249  7 0
    JW Burke              c Trueman          b Tyson               16  79  60  0 0
    RN Harvey             c Swetman          b Trueman             13  61  42  1 0
    NC O'Neill            c Cowdrey          b Trueman              0   1   1  0 0
    KD Mackay             c Graveney         b Laker               23 124 125  1 0
    AK Davidson                              b Mortimore           17  62  41  1 0
    *R Benaud             c Swetman          b Laker               64 184 139  7 0
    +ATW Grout            c Trueman          b Laker               74 131 133  8 0
    RR Lindwall           c Cowdrey          b Trueman              0  14  12  0 0
    I Meckiff                            c & b Trueman              2   3   2  0 0
    GF Rorke              not out                                   0  27   1  0 0
    Extras                (b 5, lb 4)                               9
    Total                 (all out, 100.5 overs)                  351
    
    FoW: 1-41 (Burke), 2-83 (Harvey), 3-83 (O'Neill), 4-154 (Mackay),
         5-207 (Davidson), 6-209 (McDonald), 7-324 (Grout),
         8-327 (Lindwall), 9-329 (Meckiff), 10-351 (Benaud).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Trueman                     25      0     92      4
    Tyson                       20      1     73      1
    Bailey                      14      2     43      0
    Laker                       30.5    4     93      4
    Mortimore                   11      1     41      1
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    PE Richardson         lbw                b Benaud              23 123  83  2 0
    TE Bailey                                b Lindwall             0   8   5  0 0
    *PBH May              c Harvey           b Lindwall             4  10   6  1 0
    MC Cowdrey            run out                                  46  55  52  7 0
    TW Graveney           c Harvey           b Davidson            54 137 102  4 0
    ER Dexter             c Grout            b Davidson             6  33  33  0 0
    +R Swetman            lbw                b Lindwall             9  15  15  0 0
    JB Mortimore                             b Rorke               11  63  51  0 0
    FS Trueman                               b Rorke               36  80  59  5 0
    FH Tyson              c Grout            b Rorke                6  25  16  0 0
    JC Laker              not out                                   5  24  16  0 0
    Extras                (b 9, lb 3, w 2)                         14
    Total                 (all out, 54.4 overs)                   214
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Bailey), 2-12 (May), 3-78 (Cowdrey),
         4-105 (Richardson), 5-131 (Dexter), 6-142 (Swetman),
         7-158 (Graveney), 8-172 (Mortimore), 9-182 (Tyson),
         10-214 (Trueman).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Davidson                    21      1     95      2
    Lindwall                    11      2     37      3
    Meckiff                      4      0     13      0
    Rorke                       12.4    2     41      3
    Benaud                       6      1     14      1
    
    Australia 2nd innings (target: 69 runs)                         R   M   B  4 6
    CC McDonald           not out                                  51  71  54  7 0
    JW Burke              lbw                b Tyson               13  65  47  1 0
    RN Harvey             not out                                   1   4   2  0 0
    Extras                (lb 4)                                    4
    Total                 (1 wicket, 12.7 overs)                   69
    
    DNB: NC O'Neill, KD Mackay, AK Davidson, *R Benaud, +ATW Grout,
         RR Lindwall, I Meckiff, GF Rorke.
    
    FoW: 1-66 (Burke).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Trueman                      6.7    0     45      0
    Tyson                        6      0     20      1
    


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    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    England Player Pages: PE Richardson, TE Bailey, PBH May, MC Cowdrey, TW Graveney, ER Dexter, R Swetman, JB Mortimore, FS Trueman, FH Tyson, JC Laker.

    Australia Player Pages: CC McDonald, JW Burke, RN Harvey, NC O'Neill, KD Mackay, AK Davidson, R Benaud, ATW Grout, RR Lindwall, I Meckiff, GF Rorke.

    Match Officials' Pages: LH Townsend, RJJ Wright.

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